Pipe-hanger.



No. 875,533. PATENTED DEC. 31, 1907. I. G. LANE.

PIPE HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED 00w. 9, 1907.

INVENTOH Iziz ilczne IRA G. LANE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

PIPE-HANGER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed 0otobe1'9. 1907. Serial No. 396,699.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, IRA G. LANE, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of the Bronx, in the county and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Pipe-Hanger, of

'which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to pipe hangers such as are used for supporting leaders or water pipes. The hanger is especially adapted for supporting pipes which are held in a vertical position.

The object of the invention is to provide a ha er of this class which will operate effectively to support the pipe and prevent its being displaced laterally.

The invention consists in the constriietion and combination of parts to be more fully described hereinafter and particularly set forth in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a horizontal section taken through a pipe and a portion'of a wall and representing the pipe as supported by means of my hanger; Fig. 2 is a side elevation of a short'portion of a pipe and representin the hanger supporting the same, a portion 0 the wall being shown in section; and Fig. 3 is a perspective of the wall bracket or member which is secured in the wall.

Referring more particularly to the parts, 1 represents the pipe.

My hanger comprises a split ring 2 formed of oppositely-disposed sections 3. These sections are similar in form, and at the outer side of the pipe, that is, the side of the pipe which is remote from the wall 4, they are provided with outwardly-projecti as shown. These ears enable a c ampingbolt 6 to be applied for drawing the ring sections tight upon the pipe. At the inner side the ring sections are formed with radial extensions 7 which meet to ether and are con-' nected by a clamping-b0 t 8, similar to the bolt 6. Beyond these extensions7 the ma-' terial is formed into U-shaped hooks 9, the longitudinal axis of the U being disposed transversely with respect to the plane in which the ring is split, that is, parallel with the face of the Wall 4. These U-shaped hooks 9 come opposite to each other and ears 5, I

register when the ring sections are placed together; so as to form an oblong socket 10.

also provide a Wall bracket 11 which is formed Wlth a spike 12, to be driven into the wall as shown. Integral with this spike 12 there is formed a head13, which is adapted to Patented nee. 31, 1907. v

receive the blows of a hammer or maul in a driving the wall bracket into position. The body of the head 13 is of substantially triangular form, tapering downwardly toward a point 14, and presenting a face 15, lying in a plane at right angles to the axis of the spike and adapted to seat against the outer face of the Wall, as illustrated in Fig. 2.

On the upper side of the head 13 an upwardly-projecting lug 16 is formed, which is of reduced dimension with respect to the head, so that a projecting shoulder 17 is formed, extending completely around the base of the lug. This lug has the same form ,as the socket 10, so that the ring may be attached to the wall bracket in the manner illiistrated in Figs. 1 and 2.

It should be understood that the ring 2 clam s the pipe so as to support it, and the weig t of t e pipe is supported from the hanger. There w1ll of course beas many of these hangers as will be necessary to support e arthe'weight of the pipe, and they will ranged vertically one above the other.

Attention is called to the fact that the lug 16 being of elongated or substantially rectangular form, prevents the ring from becoming displaced from a central position on the wal bracket. Attention is also called to the fact that the two ring sections 3 are identical in form, so that they are interchangeable. The complete ring may be applied to the pipe in either position, that is, it is reversible and hence it need not be applied to the pipe with any special care.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. A wall bracket having means for securing the same upon a wall and having an upwardly-projectmg lug, and a ring adapted to clamp a pipe and having a socket ada ted to seat over said lug, said socket and lug havin an elongated form adapted to prevent latera movement of said ring.

2. In a device of the class described, in combination, a wall bracket adapted to be secured upon a Wall and having an upwardlyprojecting elongated lug, and a ring formed of sections adapted to clamp a pipe therelwtween, said sections having oppositely-disposed hooks meeting together to' form a socket receiving said lug, said lug and socket having a. form adapted to prevent a. lateral winging movement of said ring.

3. In a device of the class described, in combination, a, wall bracket having a, spike adapted to be driven into the Wall, a. headintegrnl with said spike and having an upwardly-projecting lug of oblong form and of reduced dimensions with res cot to said head, whereby a supporting shou der is formed at the base of saidlug, a clamping ringformed in sections adapted to clamp 21 ipe and hav- 15 .ing U-shapcd hooks dispose opposite to each other and meeting together to form a socket receiving said-lug, and clamping bolts clamping said sections to ether.

In testimony whereof name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

. IRA G. LANE.

Witnesses:

L. C. LANE, F. vE. GENTIL.

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